The 2 Minutes With... Podcast Interviews give you the chance to hear what other members of the Lotus community have to say. In 2 Minutes With...Lotus, we talk to the ones who make it all happen — the Loti. They're creating and working with this product we make our careers on. We ask them about it, about their activities at Lotusphere, about what's to come, and more.

Our 2 Minutes with Lotus segment has begun with our interview with Mike Rhodin, IBM's General Manager for Workplace, Portal and Collaboration Software. Starting on January 21, 2008 we will post tons of additional new interviews all week long live from Lotusphere . So, be sure to check here every day for new interviews.

Listen to this recorded interview and get the ultimate-insider scoop on Louts. Mike Rhodin talks with Debbie Lynd of LotusUserGroup.org and reveals some pretty interesting tidbits of information. Listen in to hear what Lotus technologies Mike uses himself and how. Hear some teasers about what you’ll see and hear about at Lotusphere 2008. Find out Mike’s thoughts on Sametime vs. email, what mobile device he uses and how Lotus software is integrated into it, and more (ever wonder what Mike Rhodin’s mailfile quota is?). Mike talks about his favorite Lotusphere of all time and gives us an insider’s view of what “Emergence, Get Ready. Your Concept of Collaboration is about to change” means. Plus, get an update on how the new Lotus social software solutions (like Quickr and Connections) have been accepted by businesses. It’s not a long interview, but it’s packed with interesting detail..

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Jess met Michelle while walking on the same pathway towards the swanboat races. Michelle tells Jess about her first Lotusphere, and what she’s doing all week.

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Susan tells Jess what she’s working on this week, and why this year is different than last year’s craziness!

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Jess was lucky enough to get to talk to Arthur Fontaine, a Senior Market Manager for IBM. He has a wonderful overview of all the new features to look forward to in the newest releases of Lotus Notes and Domino. This is a great “short version” of the opening general session announcements, a MUST hear!

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